Building a small but powerful gaming PC

[ryanskeltis]

Hi, I built my first gaming PC a few years ago. here are the specs


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TfD8cf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TfD8cf/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($165.93 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Kingwin Lazer 1000W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer
Total: $535.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-19 14:45 EDT-0400


Im thinking about selling it and building a small more compact Gaming PC.

Not sure how much to sell it for. If anyone has any ideas that would be helpful as well.


Im not sure where to go when it comes to building a small PC, I herd Intel was the best way to go with an ITX or mATX.

Im not sure about the motherboard or the Processor. Like the difference between an i7 and an i5. the price to performance


Please As questions if i didnt provide enough details.

Thanks

 

[datguy20]

Obligatory questions: Country, budget, monitor resolution, overclocking?

Yes, Intel is the best choice for higher budget gaming rigs at the moment (new CPU's coming very soon though, Re: "Skylake"). I'd wager you could sell that whole build for $450-750. A better idea would be keep some parts to save costs on the new build (things like the HDD/SSD, PSU, CPU cooler).

The i7 is only useful if you have extra cash to blow, or do more than just gaming (things like streaming, editing, etc). i5 is plenty for gaming.

 

[madchemist83]

You can easily sell it for 750+. What is ur budget for upgrade ?

 

[ryanskeltis]

You can easily sell it for 750+. What is ur budget for upgrade ?

Whatever I make out of it. I would be keeping all but one of the hard drives.

 

[ryanskeltis]

Obligatory questions: Country, budget, monitor resolution, overclocking?

Yes, Intel is the best choice for higher budget gaming rigs at the moment (new CPU's coming very soon though, Re: "Skylake"). I'd wager you could sell that whole build for $450-750. A better idea would be keep some parts to save costs on the new build (things like the HDD/SSD, PSU, CPU cooler).

The i7 is only useful if you have extra cash to blow, or do more than just gaming (things like streaming, editing, etc). i5 is plenty for gaming.

I would be selling a 1080 monitor with it. and keeping my 1440p monitor for the new build. I live in the US and the budget would be whatever I make out of the computer I'm selling. I would like to overclock if i can but its not necessary. Im not overclocking my current build at the moment so I wouldnt be missing anything.

The main reason for selling it is the tower just takes up way to much space. Im thinking about maybe just going with the Corsair air 540 or the cooler master haf xb evo and trying that before I sell It. I need a new case anyways, the side panel with the window got cracked a year ago when i set the panel against the wall and it fell.

 

[ryanskeltis]

Obligatory questions: Country, budget, monitor resolution, overclocking?

Yes, Intel is the best choice for higher budget gaming rigs at the moment (new CPU's coming very soon though, Re: "Skylake"). I'd wager you could sell that whole build for $450-750. A better idea would be keep some parts to save costs on the new build (things like the HDD/SSD, PSU, CPU cooler).

The i7 is only useful if you have extra cash to blow, or do more than just gaming (things like streaming, editing, etc). i5 is plenty for gaming.

and for the case, I would go with something the size of maybe 2 or 3 xbox ones. I want something small but still able to stay cool yet stay small.

 

[madchemist83]

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16811119286
or
http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16811147236

 

[datguy20]

Here's a super small and very powerful 1080p build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TKZZmG As long as you can make near the cost ($812) it'll be worth it. Added a cheap fan because I couldn't find any mention of the case coming with one.

It'll be tough, but technically everything will fit. That case is basically as small as possible while still fitting everything. I didn't add a hard drive because I don't think it'll fit with the length of the PSU, but I'm not sure about that.